Category Archives: PSP

Despite not having as many fresh features as you’d want, those who have somebody to play with should seriously consider getting a copy of Worms: Battle Islands. For years, the platoons of worms have been at war, and as their commander, you needed to use some wacky weapons to defeat…

Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded is a comprehensive, inexpensive and easy to recommend collection that anyone with a soft spot for arcade games will have a terrific time playing. In a way, Capcom Classics Collection Remixed was a minor triumph for the developer. Although it wasn’t the best video game anthology…

A great soundtrack, visually striking graphics, an entertaining combat system and bite-sized missions make Crisis Core easy to recommend to anyone with a PlayStation Portable. Not only is Final Fantasy VII usually considered one best JRPGs of all time, but also one of the best games ever made. The game…

The Warriors is one of the best brawlers of recent years. I often wonder if some of our beloved genres from back in the day can be reinvigorated again. That’s certainly how I feel about beat ’em ups, a genre that always focused on throwing waves and waves of enemies…

Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PSP is Capcom’s attempt to try to capitalize on the success of classic franchises and luckily, this is a solid collection that players who have any appreciation for the games of yesteryear will love. Developers that have been in the video game industry for…

If you like futuristic racing games that are all about breakneck speed, varied weapons and flashy tracks, this portable take on Wipeout will not disappoint. The Wipeout series has always been one of the most distinctive racing game franchises ever released. For those who have never played it before, Wipeout…

Daxter is a fantastic platformer and one of the best titles you can play on your PSP. By the time we reached the PlayStation 2 era, console mascots stopped representing brands, but that didn’t prevent Sony from treating the Jak & Daxter characters as such. After all, the franchise followed…

LocoRoco has some terrific ideas, but some flaws (a short campaign, a forgiving difficulty and boring extras) prevent the creative PSP game from tilting my world. Here’s the pitch for a new game: it takes place in a distant planet where an exotic species of bouncy yellow balls known as…

The fact that Portable Ops is a PSP game shouldn’t confuse you, this is a true Metal Gear Solid experience. Translating the Metal Gear Solid experience to portable form must be extremely daunting, especially since a lot of concessions need to be made on a clearly inferior hardware. With Metal…

Sonic Rivals is a sad reminder that Sonic has seen better times. Sonic Rivals took some of the most iconic elements from the Sonic formula and applied those to a racing game and the result of such unique concoction was a familiar yet fresh experience. It wasn’t without some problems…

A lot of people are not convinced that the Sonic formula works anymore. But even if it’s possible to make a great Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Rivals isn’t it. Time and time again, we’ve seen Sega release a plethora of Sonic games that have done nothing but disappoint fans…

Kenka Bancho is a boring and repetitive field trip. Publisher Atlus has made a reputation for itself as a company that releases Japanese games in territories where those titles would never have seen the light otherwise. Most of the games they publish can be unconventional and some might even call…

Own the City might have its fair share of problems, but it stands out above other portable racing games for its convincing sense of speed and fresh ideas. Certain platforms are commonly associated with specific genres. For instance, whenever I think of the NES, platformers come to mind, since that’s…

In terms of open-world portable games, you’ll be hard pressed to find anything better than Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. A lot of people seem to forget how the Grand Theft Auto series started. At first, there weren’t large cities to explore, glamorous voice actors to listen to, a deluge…

Although Final Fantasy IV is a solid and entertaining RPG experience, everything that comes after the game feels like it shouldn’t have been included at all. Square Enix is famous for releasing updated versions of their classic games on a regular basis. But how can the memories in your mind…